Powers/Abilities: Kid Copper's magical
policeman's helmet could allegedly solve any mystery, once the wearer activated
it using the mystic words "'Ello, 'ello, 'ello." However, its powers could
be blocked by counter magics.

History: (All-New Marvel Now! Point One#1/7) -
Possessing a police helmet that apparently could solve any mystery,
Kid Copper was a pupil at the Braddock Academy, a British school for youths
who possessed superpowers. When staff member Meggan Puceanu Braddock realized
that a key she had brought out of Hell, marked with the rune Ingwaz, was
missing, headmaster Captain Britain brought Kid Copper on to the case, but
despite trying to activate his helmet's sleuthing power, he was unable to
find any clues. Deducing that the thief was using their own magic to block
him (probably correct, as the culprit was Asgardian trickster god Loki),
Kid Copper offered to use other methods to help find the criminal, hinting
at beating information out of prisoners, for example. Still hunting for the
key, Meggan either ignored this last or failed to register exactly what he
was implying, and simply thanked him for his help.

Comments:
Created by Al Ewing and Lee Garbett.

Though Brian and Meggan both call Kid Copper "Bobby" it is
possible that isn't his real name. Given that he seems to either play up
to or be taken over by a stereotypical British police officer, Bobby might
be a reference to him being a policeman - London's Metropolitan Police Force
was established in 1829 by Home Secretary (and late two times Prime Minister)
Sir Robert Peel, and as a result got nicknamed both Bobbies (which, though
declining somewhat in use in recent years, has largely stuck around to the
modern day) and Peelers (which fell out of use a long time ago).

Kid Copper's clothing and equipment continue the stereotypes.
His most obvious accoutrement is his police helmet. The Custodian Helmet,
to use its proper name, came into use in 1863, replacing the stove pipe hats
the police had worn prior to that (not as silly as it sounds - the
hat was reinforced, so it could be used as a step). The Brunswick Star on
the front of the helmet isn't clearly shown, but is definitely lacking the
ER (Elizabeth Regina) identifying the current monarch, and may be lacking
the small crown that should go at the top of the badge. It also appears to
be lacking the rose top on the helmet's pinnacle, which hides a ventilation
hole. The Custodian Helmets are much rarer now, usually replaced by peaked
caps, with some police services within the U.K. having phased them out entirely.
Similarly, his police cape stopped being standard issue in the 1970s. The
magnifying glass was popularized as a detective's equipment by Sherlock Holmes,
but isn't standard British police issue. And his short trousers, ending around
the knee, carry a different stereotype, that of the British school boy.

The
final stereotypes are the way he speaks. His "magic words" are a classic
British cop phrase, popularized via (and perhaps originating from) the
longrunning 1950s TV show Dixon of Dock Green, his missing Hs are
(Dick Van Dyke) cockney, while his suggestion that "someone could 'ave a
nasty fall in their cell" harkens back to the excuse given by brutal cops
when asked to explain how an incarcerated suspect suddenly came by a
variety of bruises.